Linux – How to install Perl module Crypt::OpenSSL::AES

Here are the steps that I have done to successfully build and install the Apache httpd-2.4.10 and OpenSSL openssl-1.0.1j on Solaris 10.

1. Download following software
   openssl-1.0.1j.tar.gz
   httpd-2.4.10.tar.gz
   apr-1.5.1.tar.gz
   apr-util-1.5.4.tar.gz
   pcre-8.36.tar.gz

2. Verify Make and CC
   By default gcc is at /usr/sfw/bin/gcc and make is at /usr/ccs/bin/make

   Include following in the PATH
   usr/local/ssl/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin

   Include following in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   /usr/local/lib:/usr/local/ssl/lib

3. Build and install openssl-1.0.1j
   Unzip and un-tar openssl-1.0.1j.tar.gz to /usr/local/openssl-1.0.1j
   Execute following commands in order. The shared parameter is very important so that it can be linked with httpd-2.4.10 build for SSL enabling.

   $ cd /usr/local/openssl-1.0.1j
   $ ./config shared
   $ make
   $ make test
   $ make install
   

   By default it installs openssl at /usr/local/ssl

4. Install pcre-8.36 Unzip and un-tar pcre-8.36.tar.gz to /usr/local/ pcre-8.36

   Execute following commands in order

   $ cd /usr/local/ pcre-8.36
   $ ./configure 
   $ make
   $ make install
   

   By default, make install installs the package's commands under /usr/local/bin, include files under /usr/local/include, etc.

5. Build and install httpd-2.4.10

   Unzip and un-tar httpd-2.4.10.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10

   Unzip and un-tar apr-1.5.1.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10/srclib
   Rename /usr/local/apr-1.5.1 to /usr/local/apr

   Unzip and un-tar apr-util-1.5.4.tar.gz to /usr/local/httpd-2.4.10/srclib
   Rename /usr/local/apr-util to /usr/local/apr-util

   Execute following commands in order

   $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --with-included-apr --enable-so –enable-ssl=shared --with-ssl=/usr/local/ssl
   $ make
   $ make install
   

   It installs it at /usr/local/apache2

The installation is complete. To enable SSL and Proxy, update /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf with uncommentting following lines

LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so

LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_fcgi_module modules/mod_proxy_fcgi.so
LoadModule proxy_scgi_module modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so
LoadModule proxy_wstunnel_module modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so
LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
LoadModule proxy_express_module modules/mod_proxy_express.so

LoadModule slotmem_shm_module modules/mod_slotmem_shm.so
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so

Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

Now you can work on httpd-ssl.conf as you usually do to complete your configuration

If the likelihood that the dependencies for the version of a package that is in the release of Ubuntu (or other Debian derived arrangements) is the same as the deps for the version you are trying to build, you could run apt-get build-dep nginx or aptitude build-dep nginx - this will not install the nginx package but will instead install all those listed as dependencies (and their dependencies, as usual) which includes libssl-dev (the package that you are currently looking for).

In most cases this will allow the build of the other (presumably newer) version to be completed successfully, and it saves you installing each library and its header files one by one yourself. Even if there are new dependencies in the other version you are trying to build, build-dep <package> is a good place to start as it means that you only have to manually install the extra new dependencies.

As an example, the result on one of my servers is:

user@host:~$ sudo aptitude build-dep nginx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initialising package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  autotools-dev cvs{a} debhelper gettext{a} html2text{a} intltool-debian{a}
  libcroco3{a} libmail-sendmail-perl{a} libpcre3-dev libpcrecpp0{a}
  libssl-dev libsys-hostname-long-perl{a} po-debconf{a} zlib1g-dev
0 packages upgraded, 14 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,217kB of archives. After unpacking 22.9MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

It is intending to install some libraries and headers, to enable an nginx build, but not nginx itself.

One thing to note is that if you are compiling your own copy because you want different build options rather than needing a different version for some reason, you may be better of compiling from the repository's source for the package rather than using the upstream sources directly. This SO question is the first useful page that came out of a quick search, though you are likely to find more detailed tutorials easily if you need that.

_{An other small thing to note: the packages installed as a result of apt-get build-dep will be marked as manually installed as if you have done this by hand as you are currently doing. That means you can't remove them all in one go (there is no apt-get unintall-dep or similar) - though that is no different from the situation you'll get from manual library/header installs anyway (I only mention the fact as some people expect there to be a one-step way to undo a build-dep operation, and there is not).}